This past week Graddy Photography made it out to Tucson, Arizona for a 5 day commercial shoot at Tanque Verde Ranch. It has been two years since we have been there so it was very nice to be back. We have been shooting for Tanque Verde Ranch since 2012 and look forward to every opportunity to showcase our talents and have an amazing time! This obviously was no different and this was one of many pieces we did throughout the week. This is the cocktail guide for the Doghouse Saloon located on the ranch. You might even see them this summer at Grand View Lodge at the new Tanque Verde Cantina (formerly Looney's Pub) located right on the beach. Every one of these hand-crafted cocktails is sure to please especially after a long day of riding at the ranch or after a day on the water in Minnesota!
Blossom | Best Minneapolis Event Photographer
This past April was Grand View Lodge's second annual Distilled Craft Spirits & Artisan Meats weekend. Last years first annual Distilled event was a major success and subsequently was awarded for Best Marketing Event by ILEA Minneapolis at the Star Awards. So this award-winning weekend kicks off with the Friday evening welcome dinner featuring a special guest speaker as well as a featured distiller pouring coordinating drinks to match the five course dinner. Saturday kicks off with demonstrations and classes then break for lunch while the bartender challenge is going on. Then onto a few afternoon classes which lead right into the Grand Tasting. This is an excellent opportunity to sample different spirits from many different vendors and also ask questions and brush shoulders with many of the owners of all these fabulous in-state vendors. We would like to thank Grand View Lodge for placing their trust in Graddy Photography as their Minnesota resort photographer, always a blast!
Bitters | Minneapolis Product Photographer
This past year has been a ton of fun meeting new people and attending some really great events. I had the pleasure of meeting Lee Egbert, owner of Dashfire Bitters, last April at Grand View Lodge's Distilled event. Distilled is a food and cocktail oriented weekend hosted by Grand View Lodge. Last year was their first year hosting the event and it turned out to be a huge success. Graddy Photography was on hand to photograph and provide HD video of all the tastings and dinners. Since last April, Distilled has recently been awarded by ILEA as Best Marketing/Graphic Design at the MN Star Awards for the overall marketing of the event from logo design, brochures to social media and e-blasts. Graddy Photography decided to start networking with some of the vendors involved to further contribute to the successes of these already growing businesses. Being the graphic design major that I am, I was very impressed with the marketing and design of Dashfire Bitters. So looking forward, I hope to offer my services to those vendors looking for newly updated imagery. I can't wait to see where Lee and Dashfire are headed in their bright future! See you all at this years Distilled event at Grand View Lodge this spring!
Cuisine | Minneapolis Food Photographer
This past week Graddy Photography headed up to Grand View Lodge to cover our fifth consecutive year of shooting for their dining guide. It has been whirlwind of success through the years and we are looking forward to pushing ourselves further every year. We have been meticulously planning the shoot for months from menu and presentation to the overall production. We are extremely proud to work alongside some of the most talented, award-winning culinary chefs in the state and feel part of something truly special. Graddy Photography would like to personally thank all the persons involved in the process from the chefs to the marketing team. We look forward to many years of continued success and growth and look forward to many great things to come! Thanks for placing your trust in Graddy Photography as your Minnesota resort photographer.
Vines | Best Minneapolis Event Photographer
This past weekend Graddy Photography kicked off our sixth year in business with Grand View Lodge with deVine, their annual wine experience. With wine vendors from all over the country participating, it was sure to be a fabulous time. Grand View Lodge had a great list of hosts for the dinners namely WCCO's Jason DeRusha, Minnesota Monthly's Joy Summers and Lenny Russo from Heartland. Aside from the welcome dinner, the next day included a soup cook-off between all the in-house restaurants for the guests to sample and vote on as well as a judged cooking demo. Throughout the day there were numerous seminars taking place and finally to cap the day off, the Grand Tasting which was held in the Gull Lake Center. It blows me away every time to see the attention to detail and hard work that goes into making these events such a great success. We are very much looking forward to this next year! Thanks Grand View Lodge for choosing Graddy Photography as your Minnesota resort photographer!
Forward | Round Barn Farm Wedding Photographer
This past week Graddy Photography made our way down to the Round Barn Farm in Red Wing, Minnesota. It has been a few years since we were last here but now they are under new ownership and looking to expand on their operation. It serves as a bed & breakfast in the rolling bluffs of Red Wing and Lake Pepin, an absolutely beautiful setting for a wedding or for a weekend away! Thanks so much for choosing Graddy Photography as your Minnesota resort photographer.....wishing you guys all the best!
Flavor | Best Minneapolis Event Photographer
This week Graddy Photography ventured out into the great white unknown that is Minnesota winter and headed to St. Paul to cover some executive head shots and stock commercial photography for Activated Growth and Healthy Food Ingredients. The shoot had a ton of positive energy right from the start and we were able to weave and flow and capture all the staff head shots as well as some photojournalism. Thanks so much for choosing Graddy Photography as your Minneapolis food photographer.
Snoflinga | Minneapolis Commercial Event Photographer
This past week Graddy Photography welcomed one of our newest clients for 2017....The American Swedish Institute located in downtown Minneapolis. We have always loved this amazing facility for events and weddings and now we can call them clients. We are thrilled to see what this year will bring as far as us contributing our talents and sharing kindred visions of success. Thanks so much American Swedish Institute for placing your trust in Graddy Photography! Here's to a groundbreaking 2017!
Staff | Minneapolis Business Headshot Photographer
Fields | Minnesota Environmental Photographer
This week Graddy Photography Commercial + Editorial joined up with our friends at Wenck Construction once again to tackle some job site commercial photography. We had some really amazing weather and blue skies! We look forward to seeing our shots on the new website here in the next month!
Meeting | Minnesota Advertising Photographer
This past week Graddy Photography Commercial + Editorial was on board to photograph some work-in-progress days while on the job sites. So far it has been a positive and growing experience and we can't wait to head back out into the field and capture some great imagery. Thanks Wenck Construction for everything so far....it has been our pleasure to work with you all.
Badge | Minneapolis Commercial Advertising Photographer
This week Graddy Photography Commercial + Editorial was invited to Best Buy Corporate headquarters in Bloomington to capture some advertising photography for the Geek Squad. What an awesome experience this was! Thanks so much to all the crew at Geek Squad....you guys are actually pretty cool...ha! Look forward to many more adventures in the Geek Squad world!
Rivercenter | St Paul event Photographer
Tasty | Best Minnesota Food Photographer
This week Graddy Photography Commercial + Editorial covered some new menu items and business head shots for Carlson Center Events. We are going on our third year shooting for Carlson Center Events and Bon Appetit and we look forward to many more years of continued success and friendship. Thanks everybody for making the shoot the great success that it was!
Gracious | Best Minnesota Commercial Photographer
WOW! Graddy Photography WON Best Photography by Minnesota Meetings + Events magazine this year! We are so incredibly honored and humbled to be recognized for all our hard work. We have previously been nominated for this award the two previous years so this was a nice surprise to win this year! We of course cannot accept this award without recognizing all the people who made this possible. We have to thank our wonderful family, friends , & peers for choosing Graddy Photography as their favorite. Many thanks to those colleagues who place their trust in Graddy Photography for all their commercial photography needs and continue to use us year after year, you know who you are. We are proud to accept this recognition as being a leader in the industry here in the Twin Cities of Minnesota and look to continue to pursue our passion of creating "movie magic" with all our shoots and projects! Graddy Photography Commercial + Editorial is a Minneapolis/St. Paul based photography studio providing commercial stock photography and advertising photography. Graddy Photography is also available for commercial photography, food photography, and ranch or resort photography in the U.S. Graddy Photography currently offers their services to many out of state clients in Arizona, Colorado, and Virginia. Thanks once again everybody!
Downlighting | 413 on Wacouta Weddings
This past week Graddy Photography made it up to St. Paul to cover some promo material for 413 on Wacouta. They have recently installed some nice downlighting to accent some of the rooms key highlights and to offer some more available light. Thanks so much guys and we hope to see you again in the future!
Hospitality | Virginia Commercial Photography
Well, I AM SPEECHLESS! Simply some of the most warm & generous folks I have worked with in my career. I am thankful to have met so many nice, hard-working people such as themselves. Their professionalism and sincerity is easily apparent by all their faithful guests who decide to come back year after year. No surprise here though, it's that great! Thank you all from the bottom of my heart..it was truly an amazing experience that I will never forget! Jamie & Tim, you guys are the real deal when it comes to running a successful business and I applaud you for that! Can't wait to see you all again in the future!
Smile | Minnetonka Business Photographer
Last week Graddy Photography made it out to Lake Minnetonka Orthodontics to cover new material for all their offices. It was a great time meeting so many new people and we had a lot of fun doing it. Graddy Photography is a commercial and business headshot photographer based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Eternity | Colorado Advertising Photographer
Last month Graddy Photography ventured out to Gunnison, Colorado for some elk hunting in the Rocky Mountains. It was such an amazing experience and to be surrounded by such amazing sights all day was breathtaking. So here's a few shots from my most recent trip to Colorado. I know it won't be my last!
Poutine | Colorado Food Photographer
This past week Graddy Photography travelled up to Grand View Lodge in Nisswa, Minnesota to cover some of the new menu items now out for fall/winter 2014-15. We have to say Grand View Lodge always seem to out do themselves by being innovative while at the same time keeping it classic. You know old dish, new spin sort of thing with a little added Grand View flare! Thanks so much for trusting Graddy Photography once again as your Minnesota food photographer! We'll see you all again here in the near future!
